[FYI] (Fwd) CNET: AOL's "Youth Filtering" is GOP-friendly

["Axel H Horns" <horns@t-online.de>]

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From:           	Donald Weightman <dweightman@RADIX.NET>
Subject:        	CNET: AOL's "Youth Filtering" is GOP-friendly
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AOL'S "YOUTH FILTERS" PROTECT KIDS FROM DEMOCRATS

April 24, 2000

America Online provides "youth filters" that are supposed to keep kids
out of dangerous Web sites--but they seem designed to eliminate
creeping liberalism. For example, if you've set up AOL to restrict
your children to "Kids Only" Web sites: • Your children can easily
view the site of the Republican National Committee, but the Democratic
National Committee is blocked. • Children can call up the conservative
Constitution Party and Libertarian Party, both of which are promoting
their own U.S. presidential candidates. But if they attempt to view
Ralph Nader's Green Party or Ross Perot's Reform Party, they see only
a "not appropriate for children" error.

        http://www.news.com/Perspectives/Column/0,176,421,00.html

Don
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Donald Weightman
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